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On 27/01/11 16:56, Ali Hassan wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I want to admit I do not understand completely the process of non-profit
> software development.

What do you not understand?

Remember that open source/free software do *not* mean non-profit (even 
if often the two things overlap). GNU GPL explicitly allows for 
commercialization of the software.

Do your read about what Free Software means, what Open Source means etc. 
The Internet is full of information on that. Just fire up google and 
read -Wikipedia is a decent start as well. Be careful before choosing a 
licence for your project.

m.


> As result, I do not understand if my proposal
> falls into this process. I am a PhD student in France. I have proposed a
> very good "from my point of view" model for developing mobile systems.
> As validation,I want to implement a specific application utilizing this
> model.
>
> I already started that, however, it will take very long time if I am the
> only one who writes and debugs the code.
>
> Are the programmer who contribute in the free software development, are
> they potential candidates to contribute in this application??
>
> The application can be posted on the Internet, and be used by all people
> who want to, like any Linux application.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions,
> ali
>
>